2 Big Stories
Public sector workers to feel the pinch
From the Guardian, Alistair Darling isn’t ruling out pay freezes for six million public sector workers: “Public sector pay has obviously got to reflect prevailing conditions and in particular inflation has come way down.”
Serious Fraud Office to investigate collapse of car maker MG Rover
From the Daily Mail:
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has been asked to investigate the collapse of MG Rover after a four-year probe into the Midlands car maker’s demise, it was confirmed today.
Business Secretary Lord Mandelson said in a written statement to Parliament that the SFO had been called on to ‘consider whether there should be a criminal investigation’ following the recent long-awaited results of the Rover report.
The Birmingham-based firm collapsed in 2005, which led to the loss of 6,000 jobs at the car maker and many more at affected suppliers and dealers.
The involvement of the SFO means that publication of the report by Business Department inspectors could be delayed until after the general election – pending a decision on whether there will be criminal prosecutions.
The dossier has taken four years to compile and was expected to be published this month.
It was expected to show how Labour wasted £6million propping up the car company for a few extra days in the run-up to the 2005 general election.
2 Must-Read Blog Posts
Twitter – a sceptic writes
Peter Black on politics as a social medium.
Local assembly in the park
Lee Green Councillor Brian Robson gives a YouTube glimpse of a community gathering to discuss local priorities.
One Comment
I’m surprised not to see any comments on Nick Clegg’s TV appearance with the baby hedgehogs. I must confess I had the sound turned down, so I really don’t know anything about it, beyond the fact that Nick Clegg had an appearance on TV with some baby hedgehogs …